Archive for the 'Cross-contamination' Category
Holiday Gatherings
November 30, 2008Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Germs are on the way.
Wash your hands repeatedly,
So you will stay ok.
Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Wash them right away
Unwelcome guests those nasty germs
Are here ’til NewYear’s Day
Hands Off
November 24, 2008Hands off the toilet flusher
Hands off the soap dispenser
Hands off the faucet
Hands off the towel dispenser
Hands off the exit door
If these devices were automated, one could keep one’s hands off and avoid disease causing microbes. www.autohandsfreesoap offers them all.
GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY
October 15, 2008
Today October 15 has been declared Global Handwashing Day. This should go a long way in stressing handwashing to prevent cross-contamination and illness.
MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staph Aureus
October 2, 2008
MRSA is a bacterium belonging to a group known as Staphylococci. It is re
sistant to an many antibiotics and can cause serious illness requiring hospital treatment. According to the to the CDC ( Center for Disease Control) , there were 94,000 MRSA cases in 2005 and killed 19,000..
About 30% of people have harmless Staph within the nose, and only !% of people have MRSA.
MRSA infections commonly occur in hospitals and health care settings. But now the CDC estimateses that 12% of infections are community associated (CA-MRSA). Skin to skin contact with mats and gymm gym equipment is contributing to the spread of MRSA in public gyms.
Handwashing and the use of touchless towel dispensers and door openers prevent contamination
with this “superbug”.
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